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After going into their first-ever playoff series last year as deep underdogs against the North Shore Kodiaks, the Kahnawake Junior C Hunters (7-9) have found themselves on the opposite end of the spectrum this time around as heavy favourites against the Akwesasne Lightning (3-13).

When lacrosse coach Al Jones received the invitation from longtime friend Jeffrey Culkin to have a Kahnawake team play an exhibition game as part of the revival of Junior lacrosse in Vermont, he didn’t hesitate to accept the offer.

Saturday is the day Kahnawa’kehró:non lax fans have been waiting for all year: the start of the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League playoffs - and with it, the start of the Hunters’ quest for a second straight league championship.

Going into the last weekend of the regular season, the Kahnawake Junior B Hunters can finish no lower than seventh in the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League (OJBLL) East division standings, meaning they will get a chance to defend their league title and qualify for the Founders Cup.

Although only team owner Derek Stacey was able to attend the 2026 North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame (NAIAHF) induction ceremony in person in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Kahnawake Junior B Hunters players still received a memento of their induction.

It doesn’t happen often that you drop in the standings after a win, but that is where the Kahnawake Junior B Hunters find themselves after returning from their week off with a 13-3 win over the Gloucester Griffins on Wednesday.

With an 8-5 record, just six points separate the second-place Kahnawake Hunters from the ninth-place team in the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League (OJBLL) Eastern Conference, while the Akwesasne Thunder currently hold the top spot with a 14-0 record.

Tuesday’s season-opening contest between the Junior A Whitby Warriors and Mimico Mountaineers wasn’t just the first game of Whitby’s Ontario Junior Lacrosse League (OJLL) season.

The Kahnawake Junior C Hunters went 1-2 over the weekend, with a 9-3 win against the Gloucester Griffins on Saturday breaking up losses to the Cornwall Celtics (12-6) and Nepean Knights (8-7 in overtime).

For the first time, a banner now adorns the rafters of the Kahnawake Sports Complex. And it isn’t just any banner: it is the one marking the Kahnawake Junior B Hunters reaching the highest possible level in their level of lacrosse - and succeeding, winning the team’s first-ever Founder’s Cup last year.